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Johnny Morris' final years
CLOSE friends of Animal Magic star Johnny Morris have penned a biography of the presenter's final years. John Keene and Angela Morris launched their book at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Slimbridge, a place that Johnny loved. The couple met Johnny
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Hounds were put down after breeder's neglect
A RESPECTED Afghan Hound breeder neglected her dogs so badly after she developed Alzheimer's Disease that three had to be destroyed, a court heard today. Six other Afghans were saved from illness and starvation and have since been re-homed, magistrates
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Trident v Kingswood Reserves
Stroud League Division 3 Trident 3 vs. Kingswood Reserves 5 Kingswood Reserves had to dig deep to overcome a significant test away from home to title rivals Trident. On a wet but very playable surface the home side played with the elements on
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Shop worker is threatened with a knife
POLICE are appealing for information after a knife-point robbery in Thornbury yesterday evening. A man walked into Threshers at Oakleaze Road, Thornbury, at around 7.15pm yesterday and threatened a shop assistant with a knife. The man threatened the
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Police warning after burglaries
POLICE are again warning residents not to let strangers into their homes after two distraction burglaries on Friday. The first incident happened in Bristol Road, Cambridge, between 5.30pm and 6pm. A man knocked on the door claiming to work for the
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New plans for housing waiting list
A NEW system for allocating social housing by advertising properties across the county will replace the waiting list. The plans would see the waiting list system in the district scrapped to use a new central government system where people can apply
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School trip is cancelled after passport theft
YOUNGSTERS at Chipping Sodbury Secondary School have had their German exchange trip cancelled after their passports were stolen just days before they were due to leave. Passports belonging to the 41 schoolchildren were taken along with £1,200 worth
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Young Thorns blown away
Young Thorns blown away Cleve Second XV 34 Thornbury 7 A Thornbury development XV lost to Cleve at The Hayfields in a game which had far more positives than a 34-7 defeat would immediately suggest. The Thornbury team, which consisted of first
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Mayor of Berkeley's message
Christmas message from Val Watts, mayor of Berkeley I have just read the piece I wrote for the Gazette last year where I said that in 2007 we would be concentrating on safety. In conjunction with the police and the surrounding parish councils we have
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Cinderella
CINDERELLA opens at St George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol on Thursday, December 27 (7pm). This production, written and directed by Richard Cheshire, is presented by Creaking Door Productions run by husband and wife team Tom & Alix Sherman who met at Bristol
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Thornbury Baptist
Pip N Jay 2 Thornbury Baptist 5 To the amazement of both teams and the ref, the game went ahead in blustery and rainy conditions at Clifton College. With the Baps passing game getting better each week it was always going to be a feast of pretty football
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Postal workers are thanked
NORTHAVON MP Steve Webb has been meeting up with postal workers in Yate and Thornbury to thank them for their year-round efforts. The MP has visited postal workers in the run-up to Christmas each year since he was elected in 1997 to express his appreciation
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Campaigners claim victory in lorry battle
CAMPAIGNERS in Westerleigh fighting for a weight restriction to stop lorries travelling through their village are claiming victory. Members of the Westerleigh Village Residents Association (WVRA) say they are confident a weight restriction scheme is
